Peter's pennyn.

Brit.

/ˌpiːtəz ˈpɛni/, U.S.

/ˌpidərz ˈpɛni/

Inflections: Plural Peter's pence.

Forms:

α. Middle English Peteres peni, Middle English Peterespeny, Middle English Peter his peny, Middle English Petres peni, 1600s– Peter's penny.

β. late Middle English Petir peny, 1500s Peeter peny, 1600s– Peter penny.

Plural.

α. Middle English Peteres panes, Middle English Peters pans, Middle English Petres panes, Middle English Petris pens, 1800s– Peter's pence.

β. late Middle English Peter pounse (transmission error), late Middle English Petir pens, late Middle English Petir penys, late Middle English–1500s Peter pens, 1500s Peter pense, 1500s Petre pens, 1500s– Peter pence.

Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter , penny n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of St Peter (see Peter n.) + penny n., in reference to the claim of the See of Rome to the patrimony of St Peter. In β. forms < the name of St Peter + penny n. Compare post-classical Latin pecunia Petri Peter's money (c1110 in a British source).In Middle English a form Peires panes is also attested.

1. An annual tax of one penny from each householder having land of a certain value, paid in England until the Reformation to the papal see at Rome; = hearth-penny n. In later use usually in plural. Now historical.The institution of Peter's pence has been attributed to Ine, king of Wessex (688–726), and to Offa, king of Mercia (757–96). However, it is more likely to have originated in the payments made to Rome by King Alfred the Great in the 880s. It is mentioned as due by ancient law in a letter of Cnut in 1027, and was discontinued by statute in 1534.

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society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > payment to specific person > to the pope

hearth-pennyOE

Rome pennyOE

Rome-scotOE

hearth-silver1189

Peter's penny1252

1209 in H. Hall Pipe Roll Winchester (1903) 16 (MED) iij s. vj d. de residuis denariis Sancti Petri.]

1252–61 in C. J. Elton Rentalia et Custumaria (1891) 182 Ad Petrespeny, j d.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15956 Inne wes þe uormeste mon þe Peteres peni [c1300 Otho Peter his peny] bigon.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 10139 (MED) Fram rome he broȝte an heste, þat me here nome Petres peni of ech hous þat smoke out of come. [Cf. 9720 Peires panes þat me gadereþ manion.]

1405 in Proc. Somerset Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1878) 23 19 Item de receptis peters pans iiij d.

c1475 Antichrist & Disciples in J. H. Todd Three Treat. J. Wycklyffe (1851) p. cxlvii Crist wole þat men knowen hise prestis by kepyng of hise law..but antecrist makiþ hise knowen..bi peterpens gederynge.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ded. I passe ouer his pestilent pykynge of Peter pens out of youre realme.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. S2 Neither am I of such power as the Popes holines, to giue a pardon of thy sinnes, for a fewe Peter-pence.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 238 The Roman tribute of Peter-pence was allowed by the Conquerours law to the Bishops court.

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 183 in Justice Vindicated Every one who shall have thirty pence of current money in his house, of his own property..shall pay a Peter-penny.

1747 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. I. 274 Being paid at the rate of a penny by every family that had thirty pence annual rent in land, every year on the first of August, the feast of St. Peter ad vincula, [it] was thence called Peter-pence.

1805 G. Huddesford Les Champignons du Diable 151 If they..but a grain of common sense show'd in withholding Peter's pence.

1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 668/1 Linköping..it was at a council held in this town in 1153 that the payment of Peter's pence was agreed to at the instigation of Nicholas Breakspeare.

1895 Dict. National Biogr. XLII. 4/1 Offa granted to the See of Rome a yearly payment of 365 mancuses for the relief of the poor and the maintenance of lights in St Peter's Church (Ecclesiastical Documents, iii. 445, 524). This grant seems to have been the origin of Peter's pence.

1902 J. Gairdner Hist. Eng. Church 16th Cent. viii. 145 A second Act abolished Peter's pence and all other payments to Rome, on the grounds that the realm was not subject to any laws made by any authority outside it.

2004 Encycl. Brit. Online 12 Jan. at Edgar Edgar's laws were the first in England to prescribe penalties for nonpayment of tithes and Peter's pence.

2. Roman Catholic Church. In plural: (since 1860) a voluntary contribution to the papal treasury.

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1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 27 June 235/2 A badgered life the Pope doth hold, he lives with Antonelli bold; on Peter's pence he pays his way; French soldiers guard him every day.

1869 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Dec. 559/2 Madame..is a blind devotee of the Church; spends great sums in masses and Peter's pence, confesses weekly to her curé [etc.].

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 483/2 He [sc. Antonelli, 1870] obtained from the Italians payment of the Peter's pence (5,000,000 lire) remaining in the papal exchequer.

1987 Fortune 21 Dec. 18/2 The Holy See's main stopgap source of income—Peter's Pence—is a victim of the falling dollar. A third..comes from the U.S.

2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 July a3/1 Those contributions, known as Peter's Pence, reached $51.9 million in 2001.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peters penny
释义	Peter's pennyn. Brit. /ˌpiːtəz ˈpɛni/, U.S. /ˌpidərz ˈpɛni/ Inflections: Plural Peter's pence. Forms: α. Middle English Peteres peni, Middle English Peterespeny, Middle English Peter his peny, Middle English Petres peni, 1600s– Peter's penny. β. late Middle English Petir peny, 1500s Peeter peny, 1600s– Peter penny. Plural. α. Middle English Peteres panes, Middle English Peters pans, Middle English Petres panes, Middle English Petris pens, 1800s– Peter's pence. β. late Middle English Peter pounse (transmission error), late Middle English Petir pens, late Middle English Petir penys, late Middle English–1500s Peter pens, 1500s Peter pense, 1500s Petre pens, 1500s– Peter pence. Origin: From proper names, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peter , penny n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of St Peter (see Peter n.) + penny n., in reference to the claim of the See of Rome to the patrimony of St Peter. In β. forms < the name of St Peter + penny n. Compare post-classical Latin pecunia Petri Peter's money (c1110 in a British source).In Middle English a form Peires panes is also attested. 1. An annual tax of one penny from each householder having land of a certain value, paid in England until the Reformation to the papal see at Rome; = hearth-penny n. In later use usually in plural. Now historical.The institution of Peter's pence has been attributed to Ine, king of Wessex (688–726), and to Offa, king of Mercia (757–96). However, it is more likely to have originated in the payments made to Rome by King Alfred the Great in the 880s. It is mentioned as due by ancient law in a letter of Cnut in 1027, and was discontinued by statute in 1534. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > other financial matters > [noun] > payment to specific person > to the pope hearth-pennyOE Rome pennyOE Rome-scotOE hearth-silver1189 Peter's penny1252 1209 in H. Hall Pipe Roll Winchester (1903) 16 (MED) iij s. vj d. de residuis denariis Sancti Petri.] 1252–61 in C. J. Elton Rentalia et Custumaria (1891) 182 Ad Petrespeny, j d. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15956 Inne wes þe uormeste mon þe Peteres peni [c1300 Otho Peter his peny] bigon. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 10139 (MED) Fram rome he broȝte an heste, þat me here nome Petres peni of ech hous þat smoke out of come. [Cf. 9720 Peires panes þat me gadereþ manion.] 1405 in Proc. Somerset Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1878) 23 19 Item de receptis peters pans iiij d. c1475 Antichrist & Disciples in J. H. Todd Three Treat. J. Wycklyffe (1851) p. cxlvii Crist wole þat men knowen hise prestis by kepyng of hise law..but antecrist makiþ hise knowen..bi peterpens gederynge. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ded. I passe ouer his pestilent pykynge of Peter pens out of youre realme. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. S2 Neither am I of such power as the Popes holines, to giue a pardon of thy sinnes, for a fewe Peter-pence. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 238 The Roman tribute of Peter-pence was allowed by the Conquerours law to the Bishops court. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 183 in Justice Vindicated Every one who shall have thirty pence of current money in his house, of his own property..shall pay a Peter-penny. 1747 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. I. 274 Being paid at the rate of a penny by every family that had thirty pence annual rent in land, every year on the first of August, the feast of St. Peter ad vincula, [it] was thence called Peter-pence. 1805 G. Huddesford Les Champignons du Diable 151 If they..but a grain of common sense show'd in withholding Peter's pence. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 668/1 Linköping..it was at a council held in this town in 1153 that the payment of Peter's pence was agreed to at the instigation of Nicholas Breakspeare. 1895 Dict. National Biogr. XLII. 4/1 Offa granted to the See of Rome a yearly payment of 365 mancuses for the relief of the poor and the maintenance of lights in St Peter's Church (Ecclesiastical Documents, iii. 445, 524). This grant seems to have been the origin of Peter's pence. 1902 J. Gairdner Hist. Eng. Church 16th Cent. viii. 145 A second Act abolished Peter's pence and all other payments to Rome, on the grounds that the realm was not subject to any laws made by any authority outside it. 2004 Encycl. Brit. Online 12 Jan. at Edgar Edgar's laws were the first in England to prescribe penalties for nonpayment of tithes and Peter's pence. 2. Roman Catholic Church. In plural: (since 1860) a voluntary contribution to the papal treasury. ΚΠ 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 27 June 235/2 A badgered life the Pope doth hold, he lives with Antonelli bold; on Peter's pence he pays his way; French soldiers guard him every day. 1869 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Dec. 559/2 Madame..is a blind devotee of the Church; spends great sums in masses and Peter's pence, confesses weekly to her curé [etc.]. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 483/2 He [sc. Antonelli, 1870] obtained from the Italians payment of the Peter's pence (5,000,000 lire) remaining in the papal exchequer. 1987 Fortune 21 Dec. 18/2 The Holy See's main stopgap source of income—Peter's Pence—is a victim of the falling dollar. A third..comes from the U.S. 2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 July a3/1 Those contributions, known as Peter's Pence, reached $51.9 million in 2001. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1252
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